We started the shoe project today! I was only able to be there for about 2 hours so we didn't finish the project, but it shouldn't take much longer to get through it. We started by laying all of the shoes out to see what we had (not a lot) and then began cleaning them. Then we stuffed them with acid-free tissue paper. I entered their data into my spreadsheet (their ID number, color, material, etc.) and took photos of them. 
We then lined two plastic boxes with acid-free paper and added shoes! I also wrapped a sheet of cardboard in the paper so we could have two levels of shoes. In one completed box, we had three pairs of women's shoes on the bottom, and one pair of women's boots (on their sides) on the top layer. In all, we finished six pairs of shoes, and have about 8-10 more pairs to finish next week. Once we finish the shoes, we are on to the daunting task of doing the same with clothing- except we aren't sure where to begin! There is clothing of all sorts, located all over the house and museum. We could start with just men's clothing, but we would still have to go through every single box and container to locate it all. At any rate, we have a ways to go and I only have 3 more weeks left to help them!
These white wedding shoes date to 1908
These are typical women's boots from the early 1900s
These shoes date to around 1920
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